a follower of Bertram in Shakespeare's dark comedy All's Well That Ends Well. Parolles is a coward and a braggart who corrupts the willing Bertram. Once the mischievous soldier's false conceits are exposed, however, he shifts from the role of rogue to fool.
PAROLLES
Meaning of PAROLLES in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012